Fixed power

Thanks, it's a very nice rifle to shoot.
As for the questions concerning the stock, I do not know which model it is, perhaps a featherweight because it has no check piece or maybe just a refinished standard stock ?
 
SuperCub said:
A real Fudd uses a receiver sight, which is in effect a fixed power. :)

I just bought this olde clunker M98 with peep sight in 30/06. Now that is Fudd!

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And a butterknife bolt handle. Wilkommen Herr Fudd!
 
I think I'm going to have to try out a FX II. 4x33. Do they come up often for sale on this site?
I seeing one priced at $520. Is that reasonable? Any places I should check fr availability
 
I've used both 2X and 2.5X Scout Scopes, Leupold and Burris. I've owned K-4 and K-6 Weaver steel tube scopes. I've owned 4X, 6X, and 12X M-8 Leupolds, and I've shot a fixed 24X Leupold ith a fine dot reticle that I wasn't crazy about. My Brno ZG-47 wears a Khales fixed 6X, so yes, I like fixed power scopes, and appreciate their short eyepieces relative to the very long eyepieces on my variable Nighforce and S&B scopes.
 
In my younger years, I felt that the variables of the time seemed to have a lot of "problems" (weak optical quality esp. at high powers, changing point of impact with changing magnification etc) unless one paid huge amounts of money for them. They also tended to be big and heavy. So I used cheaper, simpler, more reliable fixed powers of 4X and 6X for many years, and found essentially no issues in use. But I think the improvements in the technology of modern variables has made my concerns less valid, although the cheapest variables still have them. I have not bought a fixed power scope in over 20 years. I still, however, have two fixed power scopes in use, mostly because they still work just fine, and won't give me any reasons to spend any money to move to a variable.

Like many, I find my variables almost always stay on one power level for hunting, which makes the argument for their "advantages" less important. I suppose if I was inclined to shoot at game at more than 400 yards I might move the power more often, but right now, I use the higher powers almost exclusively for sighting and target practice, or sometimes for shooting small game like gophers.

Fixed power scopes have served me well.
 
I like fixed power scopes, hunt with a 2.5x Leupold, a couple of 4x Leupolds, 4X Kaps, and have used a 6X Kaps that is now for sale on the EE. All are more simple and rugged than variables, they work well for many situations.
 
Mudduck said:
Hey CanuckBob
Is there much difference between the M8 vs the Zeiss - clarity, brightness,
The SWFA 3x20 looks nice - does no one stock them in Canada?
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Sorry for the delay but the Zeiss just arrived on Friday. Looking out the window there is a noticeable difference. The Zeiss is crisp (sharp detail and contrasty) and bright, thanks dash77. It is the 4X Conquest MC version and very nice. The 2.5X M8 is from the 70's and holds its own. It has been refurbed by Korth and is a bit less contrasty but it gives good detail and low light performance. Both have excellent eye relief and forgiving eye piece performance. I only own two fixed M8s and the Conquest but there are no flies on the M8s and Korth is just down the road. That is a serious positive for Leupolds.

Apparently the 3X Leupold is only stocked by SWFA in the states and special order from the Leu Custom Shop, sadly.
 
Several M8 4x Leupolds, FXII 4x33's, M8 6x42, and a Meopta 6x42. I like the toughness, light weight, and simplicity of a fixed 4x or 6x. Have owned lots of variables, and found that they did 95%+ of anything a variable will do. I think the 3-9x is one of the greatest examples of marketing that has been done in the last 50 years. Any perceived advantage of the "broad" range and versatility is for the most part a large load of crap. If 6x isn't enough to hunt with, it's too far to ethically shoot at an animal.
 
jaycee said:
Several M8 4x Leupolds, FXII 4x33's, M8 6x42, and a Meopta 6x42. I like the toughness, light weight, and simplicity of a fixed 4x or 6x. Have owned lots of variables, and found that they did 95%+ of anything a variable will do. I think the 3-9x is one of the greatest examples of marketing that has been done in the last 50 years. Any perceived advantage of the "broad" range and versatility is for the most part a large load of crap. If 6x isn't enough to hunt with, it's too far to ethically shoot at an animal.
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Yup
 
jaycee said:
Several M8 4x Leupolds, FXII 4x33's, M8 6x42, and a Meopta 6x42. I like the toughness, light weight, and simplicity of a fixed 4x or 6x. Have owned lots of variables, and found that they did 95%+ of anything a variable will do. I think the 3-9x is one of the greatest examples of marketing that has been done in the last 50 years. Any perceived advantage of the "broad" range and versatility is for the most part a large load of crap. If 6x isn't enough to hunt with, it's too far to ethically shoot at an animal.
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I likes fixed 4s for hunting for the same reasons your mention, but for me the 3-9 has a huge advantage over the 4x at the bench for working up loads.
 
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